Hoads Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 28 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
Places › England › South East › Rother Getting here
50.93041, 0.55600
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Goldfinch +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Goldfinch +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hornbeam, Lords-and-Ladies, Bee Orchid +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Mystacides longicornis, Beautiful Demoiselle +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Mystacides longicornis, Beautiful Demoiselle +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Rowan, Bifid Hemp-nettle +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
1066 Country Walk - Hastings Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk - Bexhill Link Walking route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 209 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ESCC Cycle Route 207 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Battle North (ESCC Cycle Route 110) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
18,055 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,055 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Treecreeper · Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +48
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Siskin Spinus spinus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Raven Corvus corax Snipe Gallinago gallinago Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pygmy Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Stenophylax permistus · Caenis horaria · Leptophlebia marginata · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Caenis horaria Caenis horaria Leptophlebia marginata Leptophlebia marginata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bronze Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Dog's Mercury · Alder
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Alder Alnus glutinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,055 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Treecreeper · Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +48
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Siskin Spinus spinus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Raven Corvus corax Snipe Gallinago gallinago Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pygmy Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Stenophylax permistus · Caenis horaria · Leptophlebia marginata · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Caenis horaria Caenis horaria Leptophlebia marginata Leptophlebia marginata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bronze Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Dog's Mercury · Alder
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Alder Alnus glutinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Troilus luridus2025
Troilus luridus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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